The most powerful person in Northern Xinjiang can only be the former general of Liang Kingdom.
Xiao Yuan only thought for a moment and understood who he was talking about, but there was a clear trace of worry on his face.
Seeing this, Shangguan Wenruo said: "After Tang Yue, a truly famous general, his grandfather Tang Yuchun followed Liang Jinggong to the north and went to Rong Di. He went through forty-two battles, big and small, without any defeat. He became the Marquis of Zhenbei. Tang Yue even marched for hundreds of miles in the battle to pacify the Northern Desert, and the attack made Beidi so frightened that the Rongdi tribe, who only listened to his name, was defeated."
"The three generations of the Tang family have made extraordinary contributions to the nation. They guarded the north gate of the Central Plains. Your Majesty should put aside the past grudges and use Tang Yue in a more important role."
Xiao Yuan couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Why don't I want to reuse Tang Yue?"
Shangguan Wenruo understood what he meant and immediately said: "Your Majesty, don't worry. Although Tang Yue is rebellious, he has national justice in his heart."
Hearing this, Xiao Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly.
But at this time, another minister stood up and saluted respectfully: "Your Majesty, I think what Lord Shangguan said is extremely ridiculous. Tang Yue was originally a general in Liang. When he first attacked Liang, Xue Wu led his troops. Surrender, only he led three thousand cavalry and fought through the siege, which shows his heart."
"Because of this, it is more useful." Shangguan Wenruo retorted.
The minister said: "Tang Yue refuses to submit to my king, how can he be reused? What's more, he is still in the Chu Kingdom and is worshiped as a guest minister by the King of Chu."
"None of these are important. What's important is that with Tang Yue in northern Xinjiang, he can defeat a hundred thousand troops." Shangguan Wenruo said.
"It is credible that one general can defeat a thousand armies, but for one man to defeat an army of one hundred thousand, Sir Shangguan, that is too exaggerated." The minister disagreed.
"Your Majesty." Shangguan Wenruo was a little anxious.
"Okay." Xiao Yuan waved his hand and stopped the argument between the two: "As for Tang Yue, I agree with Lord Shangguan that Beidi is different from others. To guard Northern Xinjiang, Tang Yue must be the one."
As the saying goes, a person's name is like a tree's shadow. Beidi may not be afraid of the Qin army or the King of Qin, but they are definitely afraid of Tang Yue from the bottom of their hearts.
After saying this, he frowned slightly and said: "But what I am most worried about now is not Xirong and Beidi, but the ghost tribe. Due to the character of King Huan, Sun Qi will be squeezed out again. I am afraid that the Huan army will not be a match for the ghost army." ah."
Seeing him mention this, someone immediately answered: "Now the 400,000 ghost army is rapidly encroaching on the territory of Huan Kingdom. No matter whether King Huan can stop it or not, the war will not affect our country. Even if Huan Kingdom is destroyed, the next target of the ghost army will be , it will only be a spiritual country, so my king doesn’t need to pay attention to it.”
"This statement is truly ridiculous!" Liu Changqing said seriously: "The ghost tribe is a foreign enemy. After entering the Central Plains, wherever they go, there are mountains of bones and evil deeds. People and gods are angry! All the kings of the Central Plains are one body of China. , how can we just sit back and watch as our compatriots are slaughtered to death!"
"And if the kings stay out of the matter, they will die! At that time, once the ghost tribe takes over the Huan Kingdom, they will join Beidi and then Xirong. Foreign tribes will enter one after another, and China will be destroyed!"
As he said that, he looked at the minister coldly: "Master Wei said that it has nothing to do with the Qin State. Dare I ask if you are a member of the Huaxia tribe?"
When the minister said this, his face immediately turned red with embarrassment, he laughed sarcastically, and stood back.
This is no longer an issue of civil war in the Central Plains, but an issue of national security.
Liu Changqing's words also made many ministers present fall silent. Then Liu Yuzhi came out and raised his hands and said: "I agree with Mr. Liu that the struggle for hegemony among countries is an internal contradiction of our nation. How can we allow foreign enemies to invade? At this time, your Majesty, You should be the first to stand up, tell the world, express Qin's position, and invite the kings from all over the world to put aside past conflicts and work together to drive away foreign enemies!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Changqing immediately handed over his hand: "I second my opinion."
"I also second my opinion."
Regarding this matter, even Jiang Yi, who had always been at odds with Liu Changqing, stood with him and said sternly: "I won't say whether Qin will send troops or not about the invasion of the ghost tribe, but our attitude must be made clear! "
"Yes." After hearing this, Xiao Yuan nodded and said, "There is nothing to say about putting the nation first. I will immediately announce it to the world with the king's edict. In addition, I will enter the palace to meet the emperor."
Next, after discussing the defense of Qinguan, Xiao Yuan also waved his hand and dismissed the court.
That afternoon, Qin Palace.
Xiao Yuan was not dressed in royal clothes, but in casual clothes, with his hair tied up in a jade hairpin.
However, the Royal Palace Guards are all his guards, and they are also veterans under him, so they all know him.
"See you, Your Majesty!" In the palace, the commander of the imperial army clasped his fists and bent down.
Xiao Yuan waved his hand and asked casually as he walked forward: "Where is the Emperor?"
"When you return, Your Majesty, you should be in the palace of your beloved concubine." The commander of the imperial army followed respectfully behind him.
"Oh." Xiao Yuan responded, and then asked: "Nothing happened in the palace recently, right?"
"Nothing happened, everything is peaceful..."
The two of them chatted and walked into the palace.
The palace of the beloved concubine.
The emperor Shangrui was beside his beloved concubine, half hugging her and half coaxing her.
The latter was sitting in front of the dressing table with a look of resentment on his face:
"Your Majesty, do you plan to keep doing this?"
"Well, isn't this good, my dear concubine?" Shang Rui said, "We eat well, live well, and are carefree, so why do we have to think about those things."
"But my concubine wanted to leave the palace for a visit, but she was blocked by the imperial army. I, the royal concubine, need to inform the King of Qin and ask him to agree!" the concubine said dissatisfied.
"Oh my dear, don't be angry..."
Shang Rui didn't know what to say, so he could only keep persuading.
After Dong Hua's conspiracy was exposed last time, the King of Qin was furious, and so many people were involved. I don't know how many imperial ministers were executed, but Shang Rui was frightened. During that period, every time he saw the King of Qin, He would almost break into a cold sweat without realizing it.
Fortunately, Xiao Yuan has been busy recently and has not seen him in person for many days, which also makes him feel at ease.
He tried his best to please her, but despite all his coaxing, the concubine still snorted in dissatisfaction and turned away.
"Oh my dear..." Shang Rui was anxious and leaned close to her, smiling coyly, not looking like an emperor.
"The King of Qin is arrogant and domineering, and he kills people at every turn. No one dares to offend him. But fortunately, he has not entered the palace during this period. I really hope that it would be best if he never comes."
But as soon as he said this, the old eunuch who had been in the imperial court for many years hurriedly asked to see him and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, the King of Qin is here."
"What!?" Shang Rui was shocked when he heard this. He was really afraid of what might happen, but Qing Fei's eyes clearly lit up.
